Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917)
Sir Charles Forbes of Forbes Castle (fl. 1857), Invercauld 1887 copy after an original of Sep 1857
Carbon print | 15.1 x 11.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2906661
Photograph of a full length portrait of Sir Charles Forbes seated, facing three-quarters to the left. He rests his right hand on a walking stick. He wears Highland dress and a Tam O'Shanter hat. He sits in front of a striped canvas that hangs in the background.
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Creator(s)
Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Sir Charles Forbes (active 1857) -
15.1 x 11.5 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
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Sir Charles Forbes of Forbes Castle, Invercauld, 1857 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- visual works
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